Fire overnight scorches Lillie's Q restaurant in Bucktown

A fire gutted a well-known barbecue restaurant in the Bucktown neighborhood. (WGN TV)

A fire gutted a well-known barbecue restaurant in the Bucktown neighborhood. (WGN TV)

By Kevin Pang, Mick Swasko and Peter NickeasTribune reporters

A fire that broke out in the basement of Lillie's Q barbecue restaurant in the Bucktown neighborhood late Thursday night destroyed the restaurant and left a firefighter with minor injuries, officials said.

The fire at 11:40 p.m. at the restaurant at 1856 W. North Avenue, officials said. Fire officials said the fire rekindled later at about 4:18 a.m.

Officials said most of the damage happened in the basement at their Bucktown flagship. Service will be halted there and their Chicago French Market satellite, said Dave Andrews, a restaurant spokesman.

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